Researchers have uncovered physical evidence indicating that Earth was entirely frozen during the “Snowball Earth” period, ...

How old is Earth? Our planet's age is known from a variety of sources, from rocks on our own planet to ones from the moon.

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...

Between 635 to 541 million years ago, during the Ediacaran Period, Earth witnessed a remarkable emergence of early life.

New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.

Ever since the term “Snowball Earth” was first proposed in a 1992 paper, it has prompted substantial debate among scientists.

The history of planet Earth is long: about 4.5 billion years. Scientists divide up this huge history using geological epochs, eons, eras and ages to create a timeline. Epochs can last for millions of ...

A new study predicts a grim future for humanity as Earth's continents drift towards forming a supercontinent. This will lead to extreme temperatures, reaching 40-50°C, making survival impossible ...

Early in Earth’s history, space rocks frequently hit the ... The tightly sandwiched layers of rock preserved a mineral timeline that allowed the researchers to reconstruct what happened when ...

Have a look at this complete timeline, which includes the sci-fi ... later dubbed "The Engineers", visit Earth and leave one of their own behind. His body breaks down after he drinks black goo ...

"If, as has been reported, China successfully executes even a 'grab sample' at Mars and returns it safely to Earth before the ...